diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 03c4b9214f56..0d2825c131cc 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -3181,6 +3181,7 @@ static void __exit journal_exit(void)
 	jbd2_journal_destroy_caches();
 }
 
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic filesystem journal-writing module");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 module_init(journal_init);
 module_exit(journal_exit);